Microbes are critical for building a more sustainable world. The American Academy of Microbiology is advancing the scientific understanding about microbiology & sustainability to promote microbe-based innovations. Learn how you can join these efforts: asm.social/335

New in JB: Chandramowli, Devreese et al. explore how Abx can drive vesicle formation in S. maltophilia via the maltocin endolysin (mal), resulting in single layer OMVs that include cytoplasmic proteins. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social

New in JB: Mogi, Watanabe et al. use S. oneidensis as a model to probe the regulatory connection between EET and amino acid biosynthesis, improving our understanding of how the cell balances these key processes. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social

New in JB: Shams-Eddin, Popham et al. link spore proteases, prote-protein interactions and protein stability to spore germination in Bacillus subtilis. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org @microsky.bsky.social #Jbacteriology

🌟 Know a rising star in host-microbe interactions? Nominate an exceptional early-career scientist to author a minireview in #IAIJournal’s 2027 New Voices in Microbiology Collection. Submit your nomination by Aug 31: asm.social/32H

Join us on August 14 for the last Friday Evening Lecture of the summer. Andrew Gillis will discuss how sharks and skates can repair cartilage that humans cannot. Rree and open to the public for in-person and virtual attendance. 🔗 More info here: go.mbl.edu/fel

New in JB: Authors: Meyer, Bergkessel and DePas link antibiotic resistance the formation of biofilms by Mycobacterium smegmatis. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social

For the 4th year in a row, ASMCUE and ABRCMS are co-locating at the Seattle Convention Center—giving educators the opportunity to engage with 2 dynamic communities in 1 trip. 📅 Nov. 18–21, 2026 💰 Early Bird pricing ends Sept. 16 Register now: asm.social/32m

⏳ Last chance to submit your session proposal for #ASMicrobe 2027 (June 22–25, Chicago)! Share your expertise across ASM Health, Applied & Environmental Microbiology or Mechanism Discovery. Deadline: Wed., Aug 12, 2026. Submit now ➡️ asm.social/32l

Shining stars! 🌟 🎉 Our latest preprint is out, led by postdoc Beverly Naigles and research assistant Brian McGonagle, two amazing members of the lab and @mblscience.bsky.social community. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Pls share: Three open posions in Bacteriology at Wisconsin: bact.wisc.edu/bacteriology...

Bacteriology is Hiring!

Bioeconomy Assistant Professor The Department of Bacteriology is seeking applicants at the Assistant Professor level to launch a research program in the New Bioeconomy. Applicants may be interested in...

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August is #MakeAWillMonth - a time to reflect on the people and causes that matter most. A gift in your will can help MBL discovery continue for generations. What will your MBL legacy be? Learn more about planned giving at MBL: https://www.mbl.edu/give/planned-giving

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Excited that Sarvesh Surve has made it to the poster competition finals at the Phage meeting in Madison.

New in JB: Zinck, Takacs et al. show that B. burgdorferi uses 2 different bactofilin cytoskeletal proteins direct peptidoglycan insertion during cell elongation. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social

Pls share: Biology Dept @UrsinusCollege invites applications for an adjunct instructor to teach microbiology during the fall semester (August 24, 2026, to December 18, 2026). www.ursinus.edu/live/profile...

Hidden in water collected from the MBL's own Waterfront Park, Whitman Fellows Takato Honda, Ph.D. and Daniel Cortes have discovered a new species of stentor: Stentor hondawara. 🔗 Full story here: go.mbl.edu/5xfcpj

Only 2 weeks left! Share your findings with top experts in AMR and help shape what's next in the fight against antimicrobial resistance at #IMARI27. ⏳ Deadline: Wed., Aug. 19 at 2 p.m. ET 👉 Submit an abstract: asm.social/32d

New in JB: Benigno, van der Meer et al. explore how ICEclc-type elements of P. aeruginosa are activated and transferred, including a role for Cu in some strains stimulating the ICEclc elements. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org @microsky.bsky.social #JBacteriol

Sarvesh Surve is presenting his poster at the Phage meeting today - check it out if you are in Madison!

Science alone won't stop an outbreak. Join Elizabeth Talbot and Elizabeth Wrobel for a discussion on the 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak and how conflict, trust, & access are shaping the response alongside advances in vaccines and diagnostics. 🔗 asm.social/32b

Excited and nervous about this talk!!

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Join us on August 7 for George O'Toole's lecture on the “gut-lung axis” and how it may open new possibilities for treating airway disease with gut-targeted probiotics. Free and open to the public for in-person and virtual attendance. 🔗 More info here: go.mbl.edu/fel

I'm not allowed to boil a kettle in my office; the electricity is public money. This rule can be justified in a sentence. Most of what lands on my desk has never had to be. New post on unnecessary bureaucracy. academicrenewal.substack.com/p/the-one-wa...

The one-way audit

Researchers are required to account for their time and money. Administrative procedures rarely include any account of the research time they consume.

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Congrats to Shawna Pratt, a postdoc in the lab, for her talk at the Phage meeting.

Microbes Make Our World—and so do the people advancing microbial science. Join ASM and save 50% on 2026 membership with code 50OFF2026. Connect with 38,000+ scientists worldwide and expand your professional network. Offer valid through Sept. 30. Join now: asm.social/325

JB Editor's Pick: As part of our upcoming Biofilms collection, Solano Morales, Shields et al. use CP-CSeq to identify novel biofilm determinants for S. mutans, including highlighting a role for genome instability. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org @microsky.bsky.social #JBacteriol

Join us for a celebration of the world-class #oceanscience happening in #WoodsHole! 🔗 woodsholesciencestroll.org/

My last post about the microbial diversity course talked about time in regards to Earth's history. Here is time relevant to the MD course! (Calculations based on 4 of 6 weeks, and 20 students). @mblscience.bsky.social

Pls share. Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences - Genetics/Genomics at Smith College. apply.interfolio.com/190342

JB Editor's Choice: Lallement, Ploy et al. show a role for DNA damage in impacting when insertion sequences "jump". journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org @microsky.bsky.social #JBacteriol

Pls share: GRINNELL COLLEGE – BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, TENURE-TRACK POSITION. Research and teaching interests might include but are not limited to organismal biology and ecology - apply by October 2, 2026. Please visit our application website at jobs.grinnell.edu